'Man and boy, girl and woman, we live for them.'Īnd stories like these, they live for us. 'A person's never too old for stories,' he said to Bill. While they shelter from the starkblast, Roland tells a story about his younger days, when he was sent by his father to investigate evidence of a murderous shape-changer.Īt the scene of the crime he had tried to comfort a terrified young boy called Bill Streeter by reciting a story from The Magic Tales of the Eld that his mother used to read to him at bedtime, 'The Wind through the Keyhole'. A story within a story which features both the younger and older gunslinger, it is also a wonderful introduction to The Dark Tower series.Īs Roland Deschain, and his ka-tet leave the Emerald city, a ferocious storm halts their progress along the Path of the Beam.

I know its a connection between books 4 and 5, and mostly a flashback of Rolands younger years, but Id like to know if the people who have read it would recommend reading it between those books, or reading it after book 7. 1 Sunday Times bestseller The Wind through the Keyhole is a perfect bridge between the fourth and fifth novels in Stephen King's epic masterpiece. Answered Questions (6) I have read the entire Dark Tower series except for The Wind Through the Keyhole. As part of the Dark Tower series, it is the eighth novel, but it is set chronologically between volumes four and five. The Dark Tower is soon to be a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba, due in cinemas August 18, 2017. The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole is a 2012 fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. For readers new to The Dark Tower, The Wind Through the Keyhole is a stand-alone novel, and a wonderful introduction to the series.

The wind through the keyhole